School Libraries

An author studies program focused on Black, Indigenous, and authors of color helps students to both see themselves and learn about different cultures, traditions, and families.

When the staff at an elementary school made fostering a love of reading a priority, they used these strategies to meet their goal.

When students experiment with ways of classifying books beyond reading levels, they may feel liberated from strict ideas about what they should be reading.

At a high school in Florida, ebooks transformed student reading habits—and improved proficiency across a wide range of students.

A literacy consultant explains how schools can encourage all students to share the joy of reading.

Story time is a powerful tool for helping preschool and elementary kids and their families feel connected during distance learning.

Teachers can use remote reading conferences and online library explorations to ensure that students continue to build literacy skills.

Suggestions for how teachers in all subjects can guide students to learn to love reading, and how parents and administrators can help.

Libraries become a different kind of learning destination when schools reimagine them as open, transparent spaces that invite student communication and collaboration.

Ten ways to work with your highly trained colleagues in the library to enhance literacy instruction.

Edutopia blogger Lisa Dabbs shares her enthusiasm for reading with five tried-and-true suggestions for developing a lifelong book habit in young readers who may or may not have discovered the magic of the printed page.

An appealing, inspiring collection of books, regardless of content area, is a crucial literacy tool that every teacher should have in the classroom.

From the pedagogy of educational theorists and design thinkers to the passion of tinkers and hobbyists, the Maker movement finds its way into mainstream education.